This wouldn’t be in the least surprising. There are many in Pakistan, even in the government, who share the same outlook and goals as those of the Islamic State.
“Former Islamic State Commander Says Terrorist Group Financed from Pakistan,” by Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter, March 23, 2023:
A former senior Islamic State leader has publicly acknowledged that the terrorist organization was, and may still be, financed by Pakistan. Sheikh Abdul Rahim Muslimdost was interviewed by the pro-Taliban media outlet “al-Mersaad.”
Until 2015, when he dissociated himself from the organization, Muslimdost was a prominent member of the Islamic State—Khorasan Province, the branch of the Islamic State (Dahesh) active in Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Myanmar. In fact, he had been one of its founders….
About how the Islamic State—Khorasan Province was financed, Muslimdost claimed that it received money both from the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and from Pakistan. It also supported itself by kidnapping victims for ransoms in various countries. Muslimdost believes that financing from Pakistan has continued to this day.
Muslimdost was asked in the interview how the fact that the Islamic State—Khorasan Province receives money from Pakistan may be compatible with the fact that the terrorist group attacked the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul on December 9, 2022. He answered that it was a false attack, “theater” aimed precisely at denying rumors that the group was supported by Pakistan.
“The PAK embassy attack in Kabul was just a #Drama. Nothing happened to the ambassador. Just a bodyguard was injured,” Muslimdost said….
somehistory says
Surely everyone is shocked to hear of this funding. After all, pakistan did hide and help bin laden and al queda, and lied about it, so why should they then help isis? Just why shouldn’t they? They nay belong to different sects or the same sects, but when it comes to islam, it really doesn’t matter as long as the world is taken over by mozlums.
After the takeover, they can continue the fight they already have going among themselves.
And a “fake attack” on the paki embassy…not that much different than when pakis were getting funding from the U.S. to “fight terror” and all the while, funding terror.
When the U.S. “allied with pakistan.” (no one should forget that “bo” visited pakistan before he was ever a senator and fake president)
And i. elmi, alias i. omar, also met with the pakistani, kahn and laughed it up.
What a corrupt and messed world in which we all live.
Linde B. says
To somehistory- Well stated.
somehistory says
thank you, Linde
gravenimage says
Former Islamic State commander says the jihad group was financed from Pakistan
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This would not surprise me. Turkey seemed to be helping them as well.